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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just after a photograph of an astronaut is presented in Part One, the narrator says that "an unusually large cyclonic system with a warm core was approaching" (16) what location?
(a) The East coast.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) The West coast.

2. The author sets up an appointment to have what procedure performed?
(a) Wisdom tooth removal.
(b) Tonsil removal.
(c) Appendectomy.
(d) Gallbladder removal.

3. At what location does the author always meet Liza to begin their walks?
(a) Prospect Park.
(b) Grand Army Plaza.
(c) The east side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
(d) Central Park.

4. Alex tells the unnamed narrator to remember that he had felt responsible for his mother's diagnosis of what malady?
(a) Shingles.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Tuberculosis.

5. Noor tells the unnamed narrator that her late father had shared a "strong sense" of what kind of "identity" (99) with her?
(a) Lebanese.
(b) Cuban.
(c) Chilean.
(d) Iranian.

Short Answer Questions

1. The distinguished female author and the unnamed narrator both order what dish?

2. "The author" (54) inhabits what role in the short story entitled "The Golden Vanity" that acts as the entirety of Part Two of 10:04?

3. During the author's final walk with Liza before he must call the doctor to choose a form of sedation, the heat is described in what way?

4. Which element of the physical world never gives the unnamed narrator a "little thrill" (107)?

5. Liz tells the author that he will "do the twilight-sedation thing because" (64) he is a what?

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